RAAF Signals Operator Technical - What's in A Name?

What's in A Name?

The first thing to note about the field is the title doesn't really do it justice. This is such a broad field that it is difficult to encapsulate in one succinct title. The title also dates back over 40 years when, despite the objectives being the same, the methods and techniques for achieving them were very different. In typical military fashion the title Signals Operator Technical is often abbreviated in the trade to SIGSOP(T). Personnel are often unofficially referred to as Technical Signals Analysts, Intelligence Analysts (Communications), Electronic Warfare Operators or COMINT Analysts.